NASA Space Shuttles Sold at Discount Prices
source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/17/nasa-space-shuttles-go-on_n_426551.html
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Here's a recession bargain: the space shuttle. NASA has slashed the price of these 1970s era spaceships from $42 million to $28.8 million apiece.
The shuttles are for sale once they quit flying, supposedly this fall.
When NASA put out the call to museums, schools and others in December 2008, seeking buyers, about 20 expressed interest. NASA spokesman Mike Curie expects more interest, what with the discount.
"We're confident that we'll get other takers," Curie said Friday.
Discovery is already promised to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Atlantis and Endeavour are up for grabs. It's possible that Enterprise, a shuttle prototype that never made it to space, also will be available. Enterprise currently is at the Smithsonian.
Curie said no decisions will be made before summer.
The new lower price is based on NASA's estimate of the cost for transporting a shuttle from Kennedy Space Center to a major U.S. airport, and for displaying it indoors in a climate-controlled building. The travel cost may vary based on location. NASA has moved up the delivery date to the latter half of 2011, instead of 2012.
Potential customers have until Feb. 19 to put in a request.
As for the space shuttle main engines, those are now free. NASA advertised them for $400,000 to $800,000 each in December 2008, but no one expressed interest. So now the engines are available, along with other shuttle artifacts, for the cost of transportation and handling.
Assembly will be required, however.
(AP, Dunn, M., 2010, January 15)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/17/nasa-space-shuttles-go-on_n_426551.html
The shuttles are for sale once they quit flying, supposedly this fall.
When NASA put out the call to museums, schools and others in December 2008, seeking buyers, about 20 expressed interest. NASA spokesman Mike Curie expects more interest, what with the discount.
"We're confident that we'll get other takers," Curie said Friday.
Discovery is already promised to the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum. Atlantis and Endeavour are up for grabs. It's possible that Enterprise, a shuttle prototype that never made it to space, also will be available. Enterprise currently is at the Smithsonian.
Curie said no decisions will be made before summer.
The new lower price is based on NASA's estimate of the cost for transporting a shuttle from Kennedy Space Center to a major U.S. airport, and for displaying it indoors in a climate-controlled building. The travel cost may vary based on location. NASA has moved up the delivery date to the latter half of 2011, instead of 2012.
Potential customers have until Feb. 19 to put in a request.
As for the space shuttle main engines, those are now free. NASA advertised them for $400,000 to $800,000 each in December 2008, but no one expressed interest. So now the engines are available, along with other shuttle artifacts, for the cost of transportation and handling.
Assembly will be required, however.
(AP, Dunn, M., 2010, January 15)
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/01/17/nasa-space-shuttles-go-on_n_426551.html
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cztheday
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I want one too, CalgarC. You wanna go six months/six months each year if we can split a 2,000 year mortgage on it? At least interest rates are still good (but we had better go fixed rate because the adjustable rate could be a killer one of these centuries)...
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cztheday
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coleslaw
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nasa is high.
Atleast the first "space ship" has been entered on the "economy market" for 28 billion.
like how a ipod was 3-4 hundred dollars at first then made them, now they're cheaper and all different designs and types. ha.
its funny the gov. is tryna sell they're shit,, and tax ours ha - 2 years ago
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coleslaw
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CalgarC
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OMG i want one... i want to turn into a home studio :D
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CalgarC
